ROAD WORKS ACTIVITIES FOR DECEMBER 8 – 12, 2025
Road Marking The Road Marking crew of the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) will be installing reflective studs (cat-eyes) along the Mighty Grynner Highway. Work will be done Monday to Thursday, between 6:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m., weather permitting. The day crew will be installing signage in various areas in Bridgetown while road marking […]
ROAD WORKS ACTIVITIES FOR DECEMBER 2 – 5, 2025
Road Marking The Road Marking crew of the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) will be installing reflective studs (cat-eyes) along Mighty Grynner Highway and Highway 2A – Bakers, St. Peter to Redmans Village, St. Thomas. Work will be done Monday to Thursday, between 6:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m., weather permitting. Motorists are urged […]
LAYNES BRIDGE REOPENED
After more than a year of inconvenience, residents of St. Joseph are now driving on a new roadway as Laynes Bridge in that parish has now been paved and reopened, under the Ministry of Transport and Works’ (MTW) Scotland District Road Rehabilitation Project. The Ministry’s contractor the China National Complete Plant Import and Export Corporation […]
ROAD WORKS ACTIVITIES FOR NOVEMBER 24 – 28, 2025
Road Marking The Road Marking crew of the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) will be installing reflective studs (cat-eyes) along Mighty Grynner Highway. The crew will also paint wheel chair ramps in Lower and Upper Broad Street in Bridgetown. Work will be done Monday to Thursday, between 6:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m., weather permitting. […]
MTW AT WORK TO RELIEVE IMPACT OF RAIN
The nine inches of torrential rainfall, which wreaked havoc on certain parts of the island on Sunday, severely affected the country’s road infrastructure, prompting the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) to work feverishly to clear main arteries and close holes on roads, created by the deluge. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and […]
ROAD WORKS ACTIVITIES FOR NOVEMBER 17 – 21, 2025
Road Marking The Road Marking crew of the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) will be installing reflective studs (cat-eyes) from Sam Lords Castle to the Crane in St. Philip and Highway 2A – Bakers, St. Peter to Redmans Village, St. Thomas. The crew will also be replacing the reflective studs on Hangman Hill, St. […]
BARBADOS LICENSING AUTHORITY (BLA) Statement on Tint Regulation
New Vehicle Tint Regulations to Take Effect December 1, 2025 Motorists Advised to Review Updated Windscreens & Windows Tint Laws Deputy Chief Licensing Officer, Mrs. Lynette Williams, has issued a reminder that starting December 1st, new regulations regarding vehicle windscreens and window tinting will come into force impacting motorists in Barbados. She notes that the […]
BARBADOS LICENSING AUTHORITY (BLA) Decentralizes Vehicle Registrations/Private Garages Soon to do Inspections
Residents in the northern part of Barbados can now enjoy easier access to vehicle registration services, as the Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA) expands services in its office at Holetown, St. James. According to the Chief Licensing Officer, Mrs. Treca McCarthy-Broomes, the move forms part of the BLA’s ongoing modernization and decentralization programme, which aims to […]
ROAD WORKS ACTIVITIES FOR NOVEMBER 10 – 14, 2025
Road Marking The Road Marking crew of the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) will be installing reflective studs (cat-eyes) along Edgerton Road, Christ Church (near the Blackman/Gollop Primary School) this week. The crew will also install the studs from Sam Lords Castle to the Crane in St. Philip and from Hanson Hill to South […]
PHASED RESUMPTION OF SERVICES AT BARBADOS LICENSING AUTHORITY (BLA)
The Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA) has announced the phased resumption of vehicle inspections and the issuing of road worthy certificates at its Pine, St. Michael headquarters. Such services were offline for the past week after the BLA’s online platform went offline. Software developer, Andre Lashley, the BLA’s Information Technology (IT) Consultant stated that “the old […]